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ATLANTA — The New York City Police Department, with assistance from Atlanta Police and surrounding law enforcement jurisdictions, have searched the bus terminal in Downtown Atlanta and possibly another in metro Atlanta in connection with the investigation into the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, NBC 4 New York reported. NBC 4 New York said those details came from a senior Georgia official familiar with the investigation. The update comes after authorities said that before the shooting, the gunman arrived at Manhattan’s main bus terminal on a Greyhound bus that originated in Atlanta. It's not clear whether he embarked there or one of the other stops along the route. The Atlanta Police Department said Friday it was contacted by NYPD to provide assistance as needed in the case. The Atlanta FBI office also said it is assisting NYPD in the investigation. Meanwhile, Marietta Police tells 11Alive that it is not part of the investigation and has no knowledge of case details at this time. The search for the gunman continues after the Dec. 4 shooting that killed Thompson. Police don’t know who he is, where he is, or why he did it — though they believe the shooting was a targeted attack. “The net is tightening,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday. Hours after he spoke, police divers were seen searching a pond in Central Park, where the killer fled after the shooting. Officers have been scouring the park for days for any possible clues and found his bag there Friday. Police believe the gunman left New York after the shooting by bus. As the search continues, law enforcement is working to retrace the gunman's potential steps. RELATED: Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer yields evidence, but few answers Hundreds of detectives are combing through video recordings and social media, vetting tips from the public and interviewing people who might have information, including Thompson’s family and coworkers and the shooter’s randomly assigned roommates at the Manhattan hostel where he stayed. The shooter paid cash at the hostel, presented what police believe was a fake ID and is believed to have paid cash for taxi rides and other transactions. He didn't speak to others at the hostel and almost always kept his face covered with a mask. Investigators did come across security camera images of a moment where the person wanted for questioning briefly showed his face soon after arriving in New York on Nov. 24. But even with those photos distributed by police, officers still haven't been able to identify him. Thompson was killed as he arrived at the New York Hilton Midtown. He was there to attend a conference. Editor's note: A previous version of this story reported that investigators searched a bus terminal in Marietta. Marietta police told 11Alive Sunday that it is not involved in the investigation and did not assist in the search. 11Alive is working to clarify which agencies were involved in the search. Material from the Associated Press was used to provide more information about the case.Short-Term Courses To Accelerate Your Career Amid Layoffs
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Donald Trump has taken to insulting the military as too "woke" and too focused on diversity — and even going so far as to blame that for the military's inability to build a stable democracy in Afghanistan. This is nonsense, conservative columnist Max Boot wrote for The Washington Post. All of this comes as Trump has put forward Pete Hegseth, a Fox News personality who has criticized the practice of women serving in combat roles, to head up the Department of Defense — and as that nomination faces turmoil over a police report detailing a sexual assault allegation against him was revealed. "These criticisms might resonate with at least a portion of the public fed up with the costly futility of America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — and conditioned by relentless right-wing criticism into thinking that the armed forces have been hijacked by social justice activists," wrote Boot. But they have no merit, he said. "It was America’s political leaders who gave the armed forces the thankless task of transforming Afghanistan and Iraq into Western-style democracies. That was probably a mission impossible, especially given the limited commitment Washington was willing to make in both countries," Boot said. ALSO READ: A giant middle finger from a tiny craven man When it comes to the people leading the military today, wrote Boot, Trump is way off base to call them weak. "I would say that Gen. David H. Petraeus, Gen. Jim Mattis, the late Gen. Ray Odierno, Gen. Lloyd Austin, Adm. James G. Stavridis, Adm. William H. McRaven, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster and other outstanding military leaders of recent decades are every bit the equal of any group of generals and admirals in U.S. history — and that includes Gens. George S. Patton and Douglas MacArthur, two deeply flawed historical figures whom Trump appears to venerate ," he said. As for the idea the military is too obsessed with diversity, he wrote, " some diversity training is important in a very diverse force full of women and ethnic minorities. It’s important to make the military a welcoming destination for recruits of all backgrounds — not just White men." And the military's current recruitment crisis has nothing to do with diversity, he noted — it's due to the fact that young people increasingly view the military as a poor career path that isn't worth the danger. Indeed, he concluded, the "far bigger threat" to America's military readiness is Trump's impending plan to use the armed forces in mass deportations around the country — and to purge any generals who may object to this. "Either undertaking would be a major distraction from preparing to fight China , Russia , Iran , North Korea and other potential foes," Boot said.KILLINGTON, Vt. — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin said she suffered an abrasion on her left hip and that something “stabbed” her when she crashed during her second run of a World Cup giant slalom race Saturday, doing a flip and sliding into the protective fencing. Shiffrin stayed down on the edge of the course for quite some time as the ski patrol attended to her. She was taken off the hill on a sled and waved to the cheering crowd before going to a clinic for evaluation. “Not really too much cause for concern at this point, I just can’t move,” she said later in a video posted on social media . “I have a pretty good abrasion and something stabbed me. ... I’m so sorry to scare everybody. It looks like all scans so far are clear.” She plans to skip the slalom race Sunday, writing on Instagram she will be “cheering from the sideline.” The 29-year-old was leading after the first run of the GS and charging for her 100th World Cup win. She was within sight of the finish line, five gates onto Killington’s steep finish pitch, when she an outside edge. She hit a gate and did a somersault before sliding into another gate. The fencing slowed her momentum as she came to an abrupt stop. Reigning Olympic GS champion Sara Hector of Sweden won in a combined time of 1 minute, 53.08 seconds. Zrinka Ljutic of Croatia was second and Swiss racer Camille Rast took third. The Americans saw Paula Moltzan and Nina O’Brien finish fifth and sixth. “It’s just so sad, of course, to see Mikaela crash like that and skiing so well,” Hector said on the broadcast after her win. “It breaks my heart and everybody else here.” The crash was a surprise for everyone. Shiffrin rarely DNFs — ski racing parlance for “did not finish.” In 274 World Cup starts, she DNF'd only 18 times. The last time she DNF'd in GS was January 2018. Shiffrin also has not suffered any devastating injuries. In her 14-year career, she has rehabbed only two on-hill injuries: a torn medial collateral ligament and bone bruising in her right knee in December 2015 and a sprained MCL and tibiofibular ligament in her left knee after a downhill crash in January 2024. Neither knee injury required surgery, and both times, Shiffrin was back to racing within two months. Saturday was shaping up to be a banner day for Shiffrin, who skied flawlessly in the first run and held a 0.32-second lead as she chased after her 100th World Cup win. Shiffrin, who grew up in both New Hampshire and Colorado and sharpened her skills at nearby Burke Mountain Academy, has long been a fan favorite. Shiffrin is driven not so much by wins but by arcing the perfect run. She has shattered so many records along the way. She passed Lindsey Vonn’s women’s mark of 82 World Cup victories on Jan. 24, 2023, during a giant slalom in Kronplatz, Italy. That March, Shiffrin broke Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s Alpine mark for most World Cup wins when she captured her 87th career race. To date, she has earned five overall World Cup titles, two Olympic gold medals — along with a silver — and seven world championships. In other FIS Alpine World Cup news, the Tremblant World Cup — two women’s giant slaloms at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant scheduled for next weekend — were canceled. Killington got 21 inches of snow on Thanksgiving Day, but Tremblant — five hours north of Killington — had to cancel its races because of a lack of snow.
NoneMartha Karua, the lead counsel in Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye’s case following his abduction in Kenya, said on Monday her application for a temporary law practice certificate in the neighbouring country was turned down. Karua said the Ugandan Law Council declined her application in a letter dated December 6 because copies of her practising certificate and letter of good standing from the Law Society of Kenya were not notarized. Responding to the Ugandan Law Council in a letter she also shared on her social media accounts, Karua said the council told her that her nationality documents and academic qualifications were not attached to her application, as well as that of Erias Lukwago, another lawyer for Besigye who is also the mayor of Uganda’s capital city Kampala. “Rather than use these as reasons to decline my application, one would expect that the law council would have asked for whatever additional documents that it desired,” Karua, who holds the senior counsel title, wrote. “Mr Lukwago is not only a well-known personality as the Lord Mayor of the City of Kampala but also as a practising advocate running a law firm.” Karua said the Ugandan Law Council also questioned whether she brings “any special skill,” to which the former Kenyan justice minister responded: “With the greatest respect to your good selves, it is Dr Besigye’s constitutional right to appoint a lawyer/s of choice including a lead counsel of choice.” The council, Karua added, further accused her of presenting as a person holding a valid practising certificate in Uganda when she attended the December 2 court martial hearing of Besigye’s case. But she dismissed as untrue the account, saying Lukwago introduced her to the Ugandan court and said she awaited approval of her special license to practice law in Uganda. “It was on this basis that an adjournment was granted to the 10th of December. In the light of these facts, I take great exception to this unmerited accusation by yourselves which constitutes an attack on my character and integrity, and undermines the appearance of impartiality of the law council,” Karua said. “Your disparaging and personalized aspersions on my person and character, as well as the importation of extraneous matters, is regrettable and undermines the spirit of Jumuiya,” added Karua, a reference to the East African Community. Karua is leading a 50-member bench comprising representatives from well-known legal associations like the Pan-African Lawyers Union and the International Commission of Jurists in defending Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale. Besigye and Lutale were picked up in Nairobi by Ugandan agents on November 16, where Besigye had been invited to speak at the launch of Karua’s memoir, ‘Against the Tide’. They were driven to Uganda and locked up in a military jail. The duo, which has been in custody since November 20, is accused of illegal firearm possession and security-related offences, which critics of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s government deem politically motivated. In the December 2 court martial hearing, Besigye and Lutale were charged with alleged illegal possession of two pistols and eight rounds of ammunition editor
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump ‘s team still hasn’t signed agreements that are required to formally begin the transition process to the White House — meaning the government can’t provide security clearances and briefings to incoming administration officials and the FBI can’t screen his rush of picks for the Cabinet and other key posts . The importance of strenuous federal background screenings — and the fact that Trump’s team has not been subjecting the president-elect’s selections to such vetting — was evident Thursday, when former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew as Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on whether he could be confirmed by the Senate. The continued delay on agreeing to start the formal transition process may eventually force senators to vote on Trump’s choices without the benefit of the usual background checks. That process is designed to uncover personal problems, criminal histories and other potential red flags that would raise questions about a nominee’s suitability for key jobs. RELATED COVERAGE Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees? Trump has promised again to release the last JFK files. But experts say don’t expect big revelations Republicans rally around Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, as Gaetz withdraws for attorney general Beyond the top personnel picks that Trump already has announced, good governance activists and other experts on the transition process have warned for weeks that refusing to sign the transition documents will make it impossible for potentially hundreds of Trump national security appointees to get clearances. And that means the new administration won’t be fully prepared to govern when Trump takes power on Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2025. Here’s a look at where things stand and what effect the delay might have: What hasn’t the Trump team signed and why? At issue are memorandums of understanding under which the incoming administration agrees to work with the outgoing one while also submitting requests for name and background checks. The FBI then commits to flagging to the White House any adverse information uncovered during the process. Congressionally mandated ethics disclosures and donor contribution limits are required as part of the agreements needed to begin the transition process. A reluctance to comply with those has been a factor in the Trump team’s hesitance to sign them, according to a person familiar with the process who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal discussions. Is it too late? No. There’s still time for the agreements to be signed. A Justice Department spokesperson said discussions were ongoing with the Trump transition team, which did not respond to a request for comment on Thursday. But transition spokesman Brian Hughes said earlier this month that the team’s “lawyers continue to constructively engage with” lawyers and officials from President Joe Biden ‘s outgoing administration and promised updates “once a decision is made.” In the meantime, Trump’s team has relied on internal campaign aides, allied groups and outside law firms to support its personnel effort. Trump for years has regarded FBI leadership with suspicion — in part because of the Russian election interference investigation that shadowed his first term, and more recently because of FBI investigations into his hoarding of classified documents and his efforts to undo the results of the 2020 election that led to his indictment last year. What effect is this having? During a normal transition period, the new administration uses the time before taking office to begin working to fill 4,000 government positions with political appointees, or people who are specifically tapped for their jobs by Trump’s team. That includes everyone from the secretary of state and other heads of Cabinet departments to those selected to serve part-time on boards and commissions. Around 1,200 of those presidential appointments require Senate confirmation — which should be easier with the Senate shifting to Republican control in January. Trump has moved at record-setting speed to announce his key picks , and Senate GOP leaders say they plan to launch confirmation hearings as soon as the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3 — potentially allowing them to begin voting on nominees as soon as Inauguration Day. But lawmakers also are complaining about what they see as insufficient screening of the picks they’re being asked to consider. Some Senate Republicans have expressed concern about alleged wrongdoing by some Trump selections and two Democratic House members — Don Beyer of Virginia and Ted Lieu of California — introduced a proposal seeking to codify the FBI’s role in the background check process for political appointees of the president. And, while Gaetz is no longer an issue, he’s not the only Trump pick with an eyebrow-raising background. The president-elect’s nominee to be defense secretary, former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, was accused of sexual assault in 2017 after a speaking appearance at a Republican women’s event in Monterey, California, but was not charged after a police investigation. A police report released Thursday contains graphic details of the sexual assault allegations. The selection of former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence has alarmed some U.S. intelligence analysts. They point to her past criticism of Ukraine, comments supportive of Russia and meetings with Syrian President Bashar Assad, a close ally of Russia and Iran. What effect will this have? Incoming members of Trump’s administration aren’t getting briefings and other information from their outgoing Biden administration counterparts that can help them better prepare for their new jobs. And Trump appointees with positions involving a security clearance won’t be able to begin work without a required background check. Once the president-elect takes office, however, he could simply order that officials be given a security clearance, as he was reported to have done for son-in-law Jared Kushner during his first term. Whether the delay thus far will have any longer-term effects is impossible to yet know. The delayed process may not matter much given that Trump has already served as president and has a much better understanding of how to run an administration than he did in 2016, when he won his first term. But there is precedent for problems. The 9/11 Commission suggested that the disputed election of 2000 — which delayed the start of the transition between outgoing President Bill Clinton and incoming President George W. Bush until December — raised questions about national security gaps from one administration to the other that may have contributed to the U.S. being underprepared for the Sept. 11 attacks the following year. The “36-day delay cut in half the normal transition period,” which constituted a “loss of time that hampered the new administration in identifying, recruiting, clearing and obtaining Senate confirmation of key appointees” the commission’s report stated in 2004. ___